NRL Under-20s

National Youth Competition
National Youth Competition logo
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 2008
Inaugural season 2008
Ceased 2017
Number of teams 16
Countries  Australia (15 teams)
 New Zealand (1 team)
Premiers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2017)
Most titles New Zealand Warriors (3 titles)
Website Official Holden Cup website
Broadcast partner
Related competition National Rugby League
Jersey Flegg Cup
Hastings Deering Colts

The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup.[1] The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games.[2] Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players.[3]

The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland.[4]

History

The NRL Under-20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008, which existed from 1961 to 2007. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League as an under-19s competition, until it was changed to an under-20s competition in 1998. On October 28, 2016 it was announced that the 2017 season will be the last for the NRL Under-20s. It wwas to be replaced by stronger State-based competitions in NSW and QLD.[5]

Teams

Club City 2017 coach Premierships
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane, Queensland Scott Tronc[6] 0
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney, New South Wales Brad Henderson[7] 0
Canberra Raiders Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Brett White 1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney, New South Wales John Morris 0
Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast, Queensland Ben Woolf 0
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney, New South Wales Wayne Lambkin 1
Melbourne Storm Melbourne, Victoria Eric Smith 1
Newcastle Knights Newcastle, New South Wales Todd Lowrie[8] 0
New Zealand Warriors Auckland, New Zealand Grant Pocklington[9] 3
North Queensland Cowboys Townsville, Queensland Aaron Payne 0
Parramatta Eels Sydney, New South Wales Luke Burt 0
Penrith Panthers Sydney, New South Wales David Tangata-Toa 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney, New South Wales Ryan Carr[10] 0
St. George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong, New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales		 Wayne Collins[11] 0
Sydney Roosters Sydney, New South Wales Anthony Barnes 1
Wests Tigers Sydney, New South Wales Chris Hutchinson[12] 1

Premiership winners

Season Grand Final information Minor Premiers Points
Premiers Score Runners-Up
2008 Canberra Raiders 28 - 24 * Brisbane Broncos Canberra Raiders 40
2009 Melbourne Storm 24 - 22 Wests Tigers Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 43
2010 New Zealand Warriors 42 - 28 South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs 38
2011 New Zealand Warriors 31 - 30 * North Queensland Cowboys New Zealand Warriors 43
2012 Wests Tigers 46 - 6 Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 39
2013 Penrith Panthers 42 - 30 New Zealand Warriors Canberra Raiders 43
2014 New Zealand Warriors 34 - 32 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights 40
2015 Penrith Panthers 34 - 18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Penrith Panthers 44
2016 Sydney Roosters 30 - 28 Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers 43
2017 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20 - 18 Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 43
  • * = Golden Point

Awards

Player of the Year

The National Youth Competition Player of the Year award is the premier individual award in the National Youth Competition. The voting for the award is similar to the Dally M Medal voting, where after each National Youth Competition game 3 points are awarded to the best player on ground, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third. As of 2017, every winner of the award has gone on to play first grade in the NRL. The inaugural winner was Ben Hunt from the Brisbane Broncos in 2008. Hunt is also the youngest player to win the award, at age 18 years, 5 months and 13 days.

Year Winner Position Team
2008 Ben Hunt Halfback Brisbane Broncos
2009 Beau Henry Halfback St. George Illawarra Dragons
2010 Tariq Sims Prop Brisbane Broncos
2011 Jack De Belin Second-row St. George Illawarra Dragons
2012 David Klemmer Prop Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2013 Bryce Cartwright Second-row Penrith Panthers
2014 Kane Elgey Halfback Gold Coast Titans
2015 Ashley Taylor Halfback Brisbane Broncos
2016 Jayden Brailey Hooker Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2017 Jake Clifford Halfback North Queensland Cowboys

Jack Gibson Medal

The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final. The award is named after legendary rugby league coach, Jack Gibson. Gibson, who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975, the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century, died in 2008.

Year Winner Position Team
2008 Josh Dugan Fullback Canberra Raiders
2009 Luke Kelly Halfback Melbourne Storm
2010 Carlos Tuimavave Five-eighth New Zealand Warriors
2011 Jordan Meads Halfback New Zealand Warriors
2012 Matt Mulcahy Five-eighth Wests Tigers
2013 James Roberts Centre Penrith Panthers
2014 Solomone Kata Centre New Zealand Warriors
2015 Soni Luke Hooker Penrith Panthers
2016 Nat Butcher Lock Sydney Roosters
2017 Cade Cust Halfback Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Television coverage

Australia

  • Free to air: Channel 9 showed the Grand Final as part of the Grand Final Coverage.[13]
  • Subscription television: FOX Sports show 2 games live every weekend, live coverage of the Toyota Cup precede Fox Sports' Super Saturday and Sunday live NRL coverage.[14]

New Zealand

  • All New Zealand Warriors home games in the U20's competition are shown live by Sky NZ.[13] Māori Television also broadcasts Ngāti NRL, a series that focuses on young Māori and Pacific Islanders who travel to Australia and play in the Toyota Cup.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gallop, David (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Australian Rugby League Limited. p. 6. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "ARL set to approve national youth comp". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-12-12.
  3. ↑ Toyota Cup to kick off in 2008, NRL.COM
  4. ↑ "NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017". Fox Sports. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017". Fox Sports. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Broncos under 20s coach Craig Hodges to link with Gold Coast Titans in 2017". Fox Sports. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "High Performance Staff Update". bulldogs.com.au. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "NYC squad coming together". newcastleknights.com.au. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Becht, Richard (11 October 2016). "Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC". warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rabbitohs Appoint Ryan Carr As NYC Coach, Pat Richards And Ben Lowe As Assistant Coaches". rabbitohs.com.au. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dragons Football Department 2017". dragons.com.au. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Corfe, Brock (2 December 2016). "Wests Tigers confirm ISP and Holden Cup Coaches". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 2007 Big League Annual (page 11)
  14. ↑ Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live - NRL - Fox Sports
  15. ↑ NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION at media.maoritelevision.com
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